Photosensitizer PHOTOGEM® is a hematoporphyrin derivative. This unique medication is used in photodynamic therapy (PDT) of malignant tumors of various localizations.

PHOTOGEM® PDT method was developed in Russia. The method has been tested and is currently used in the leading oncological research institutions in Russia and other countries. Although the product has been extensively studied and used abroad in clinical setting, TimTec currently offers PHOTOGEM® in the USA for research and development applications only.

The clinical studies were successfully completed with more than 1,500 patients having undergone the courses of Photogem® (PDT) medical treatment in 1996.

Clear therapeutic effect was observed in 91% of the cases. A complete disappearance of malignant growth was observed in 62% of the cases, and partial regression (decrease of a tumor by more than twice) was observed in 29% of the cases. At the early cancer stages complete recovery of the patients was documented in 92% of the cases.

According to the leading oncologists' conclusion PHOTOGEM® medical treatment is a highly promisinghigh-performance photodynamic cancer drug therapy.

PHOTOGEM® was registered and approved by Ministry of Health of Russian Federation (order of MHRF #47, 10th of February, 1999).Number of oncological centers and hospitals have PHOTOGEM® PDT treatment now available.

For instance, Moscow Research Oncological Institute named after P.A.Hertzen (MHRF) is one of the leading Russian medical institutions that widely utilizes various methods of PHOTOGEM® PDT treatment.

The Institute is primarily focused on the radical endoscopic methods of photodynamic drug therapy for the initial, relapse and residual tumors and initially-carcinomatosis of respiratory and digestive tracts, and urogenital system.The Institute is the main base for PHOTOGEM® PDT trainings. The Institute is currently developing new fluorescence diagnostics and PDT methods of the latent early-stage cancer.

Other research centers

State Laser Medicine Research Centre of Russian Academy of Medical Science (RAMS)